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576 сюжетовГлава AMD Лиза Су посетит Корею 7 октября на Gamer Day; ожидаются переговоры об ИИ-чипах
Председатель совета директоров и генеральный директор AMD Лиза Су посетит Корею 7 октября, примерно через семь месяцев после её мартовской поездки, чтобы принять участие в мероприятии «AMD Gamer Day» в 14:00 в Dragon City в районе Йонсан-гу…
Asian Games exemption row: Ahn Cheol-soo urges review, defense ministry regrets remarks
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be reviewed for abolition starting with this tournament, noting the rule is a presidential decree that Pre…
Россия закрыла больницу на карантин: после смерти сотрудницы лаборатории почти 200 человек под наблюдением
Сотрудница Иркутского противочумного института Сибири и Дальнего Востока умерла на прошлой неделе от пневмонии неизвестной этиологии, сообщили российские власти, а больница в городе Шелехов была закрыта на карантин. Чиновники и российские С…
SME Minister Lee So-young unveils startup venture regulatory innovation committee at audit
South Korea's SMEs and startups minister, Lee So-young, said on October 7 that her ministry will create a "Startup Venture Regulatory Innovation Committee" to find regulatory improvements, and set out plans to expand the small-business soci…
Land minister says Gangnam, Yongsan home prices have turned negative
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that home prices in Seoul's Gangnam three districts and Yongsan have turned negative, and said price growth should ease with the market stabili…
South Korea re-designates 92 population decline regions, adding Busan Geumjeong, Dongducheon and Tongyeong
South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety re-designated 92 cities, counties and districts as population decline regions on Oct. 7, up from 89 in the first designation five years ago. Busan's Geumjeong-gu, Gyeonggi's Dongducheon and …
Russian woman at plague research institute dies; cause disputed
A woman in her 20s who worked at a plague control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died on October 2. Russian health authorities said on October 4 the cause was “pneumonia of unknown origin,” while speculation of plague infecti…
Korea's FSS tells 21 securities firms to shift to preventive internal audits
The Financial Supervisory Service met auditors from 21 securities firms in Seoul on Oct 7 and told them to move from audits that catch problems after the fact to preventive checks that protect investors first. The regulator cited repeated v…
KFF poll finds Medicare for All support at 66% in US, highest since 2016
A KFF poll published Tuesday found 66 percent of U.S. adults support Medicare for All, the highest level since 2016, with 32 percent saying they strongly favor a single government health plan. Support was up about 13 points from 2020, but t…
Сотрудница российской противочумной лаборатории умерла; США и ЕС заявляют, что следят за ситуацией
28-летняя сотрудница Иркутского научно-исследовательского противочумного института в Шелехове (Россия) умерла после того, как у нее диагностировали пневмонию неизвестной этиологии, сообщила государственная служба Роспотребнадзор. Около 200 …
Korea's top individual tax delinquent Kwon Hyuk to pay 393.8 billion won
The National Tax Service said on Oct 7 that Kwon Hyuk, chairman of Sido Group and the country's largest individual tax delinquent, has submitted a plan to pay 393.8 billion won in back taxes in full, 15 years after the tax was assessed. He …
UAE sets phased caps on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods, fines up to Dh500,000
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has begun implementing a resolution that caps sodium, sugar and fat in selected packaged foods, with phased limits running until the end of 2030. The rules apply to locally made and imported produ…
Корея прогнозирует ясную и прохладную погоду с суточным перепадом температур 15 градусов
Официальный прогноз Южной Кореи и местные издания предсказали преимущественно ясное небо на вторник, 6 октября, и среду, 7 октября, с холодным утром и суточным перепадом температур около 15 градусов Цельсия. Прогноз на вторник включал утрен…
Тайфун № 27 смещается на север вблизи Огасавара, формируются тайфуны № 28 и № 29
Тайфун № 27, описанный Японским метеорологическим агентством как крупный и очень сильный, смещался на север над водами вблизи островов Огасавара, и прогнозировалось, что он приблизится к островам с очень сильной интенсивностью с вечера 5 ок…
S. Korea farm minister says minor farmland survey violations won't be punished
Agriculture minister Song Mi-ryung told a parliamentary audit on Oct 7 that most ordinary, customary violations found in the government's full farmland survey would not be punished, and that the government has no plan or reason to confiscat…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
Russia denies plague after worker at Siberian institute dies of unknown pneumonia
A woman who worked at a plague-control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia has died; Japanese outlets differ on whether she died on Oct 1 or Oct 2. Russian authorities say the cause was “pneumonia of unknown cau…
Amazon’s October Prime Day runs October 6-8 as retailers cut prices early
Amazon’s October Prime Day, also called Prime Big Deal Days, runs from October 6 at 3AM ET through 3AM ET on October 8, with discounts already live, according to The Verge, NBC News and Wired. Wired listed Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at $190 ($…
У берегов Чеджу опрокинулось рыболовное судно: девять спасены, двое пропали, поиски продолжаются
Рыболовное судно водоизмещением 29 тонн, зарегистрированное в Сачхоне, опрокинулось около 03:04 5 октября примерно в 65 километрах к северо-западу от Чаквидо у берегов Чеджу; на борту находились 11 человек. Девять членов экипажа — восемь ин…
Trump signs order allowing tax-free red-dyed diesel on highways
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily allowing off-road red-dyed diesel to be used for highway driving and deferring the federal excise tax on that fuel through the end of 2026 without interest or penalties.…